Shingu, Hyogo
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This article is about the former town in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. For the Japanese city, see Shingu, Wakayama. For other places in Japan with the same name, see Shingu (disambiguation).
Shingu (新宮町; -cho) was a town located in Ibo District, Hyogo, Japan.
Singu-Shingu town lies approximately 35 kilometers West of the city of Himeji. The town is comprised of numerous old homes of traditional Japanese design and sits among abundant rice fields. The town is surrounded on three sides by mountains of several hundred feet.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 17,139 and a density of 172.16 persons per km². The total area was 99.55 km².
[edit] Merger
On October 1, 2005, Shingu Town merged into the city of Tatsuno.
[edit] Notable residents
Among the residents of Shingu Shingu town was Koichi Taminae who was a remarkable person. Koici grew up under wartime restrictions of not being able to learn English. Eventually he taught himself English and sought out people to practice with and maintained pen pals in dozens of countries. He was quick with a joke and deep in hospitality. He lived in his ancestor's home which had an 600 year old oak tree in the courtyard. He made Shingu Shingu town special.
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